Research Methods in Clinical Dentistry

Speciality Dentistry - General/other

Organizer Ibrahim A A E Seghayer

CME/CPD Provider Kuwait Board of Endodontics / Kuwait Board in Paediatric Dentistry

Scheduled date(s):

From 08 October 2024 To 26 November 2024

Aims And Objectives

Aims: Residents should understand how epidemiology and biostatistics can be applied to the scientific methodology in the clinical dentistry. Residents should be able to read, evaluate and critique scientific articles Residents should demonstrate knowledge in evidence-based dentistry and its importance in clinical practice Learning Objectives: At the completion of the course residents will be: Able to understand the meaning and importance of research to the science and to clinical dentistry. Critical consumers of the public health, medical, and dental literature by understanding the basic principles and methods of epidemiology, including disease (outcome) measures, measures of association, study design options, bias, confounding, and effect modification Able to interpret descriptive epidemiologic results in order to develop hypotheses about possible risk factors for a disease Able to design valid and efficient studies to address public health and clinical problems Able to organize, summarize, and display quantitative data Be capable of critically reading and reviewing scientific articles in their area of specialization, with special attention to understanding whether correct statistical analyses were chosen and properly applied Able to understand the hierarchy of strength of evidence and the concept of evidence-based practice Comfortable interpreting statistical methods for calculating summary estimates, measures of variability, and confidence intervals

Content Outline

This course provides a practical introduction to research methodology in clinical dentistry. It is designed to enable residents to gain a familiarity with the research in the field, to become conversant in selected methods, and apply principles to issues in public health, medicine, dentistry, and related fields. The course starts with basic principles of how, where, and what information residents should search for. It then goes on touching on essential topics in epidemiology and biostatistics. Epidemiology is the science underlying public health and is used by individuals in almost all arenas of health. Epidemiology can be used to address issues of environmental health, medicine, dentistry, injuries, psychiatric disorders, genetics, and social inequities, among other topics. Biostatistics is often used to investigate the epidemiology of a disease or health issue, and the course will discuss biostatistics concepts as part of the science of population health. During the course, residents will learn about the design and interpretation of epidemiological studies and the statistical methods that underpin many of their founding principles. This short course is intended to be an intensive introduction to epidemiology and biostatistics and at the end of the course residents will learn what Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) is and how to read a scientific article and be able to critically appraise it well.

Target Audience

R3 residences - Kuwait Board of Endodontics / Kuwait Board in Paediatric Dentistry